Lesson 3 Vocabulary: Rhetorical Verbs (10th)

Match the following

• berates

• scolds or criticizes angrily

• deviates

• attempts to justify one's behavior or attitude

• asserts

• hints indirectly and delicately

• rationalizes

• states or declares

• intimates

• strays from a standard or principle

Match the following

• concedes

• acknowledges grudgingly or hesitantly

• satirizes

• makes something seem less important than it really is

• trivializes

• mocks; ridicules; cleverly makes fun of someone or something

• denigrates

• expresses warning or disapproval

• admonishes

• criticizes unfairly; disparages one's reputation

Match the following

• underscores

• persuades or convinces

• evokes

• brings about a feeling or memory

• vilifies

• states as a fact; asserts

• induces

• speaks or writes in an abusively disparaging manner

• affirms

• emphasizes (as if by underlining)

Match the following

• parallels

• compares; shows similarities

• accentuates

• makes more noticeable or prominent

• classifies

• expresses fluently and coherently

• qualifies

• categorizes, ranks, or groups

• articulates

• makes a statement or assertion less absolute; adds reservations

Match the following

• contests

• show the differences between two things/ideas

• juxtaposes

• places closely together to show contrast

• implies

• shows feelings of superiority by patronizing; does something in a haughty way

• condescends

• expresses disagreement

• contrasts

• to suggest the truth of something not expressly stated